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एते हि सर्वे कुरव: समेता: क्षान्ता दान्ता: सुद्रविणोपपन्ना: । एषां वृणीष्वैकतमं पतित्वे न त्वां तपेत् कालविपर्ययोड्यम्
ete hi sarve kuravaḥ sametāḥ kṣāntā dāntāḥ sudraviṇopapannāḥ | eṣāṃ vṛṇīṣvaikatamaṃ patitve na tvāṃ tapet kālaviparyayodyam ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Narito ang lahat ng Kuru na nagkatipon—matiisin, may pagpipigil sa sarili, at sagana sa yaman. Pumili ka ng isa sa kanila bilang asawa, upang ang masamang pag-ikot ng panahon—ang pag-angat ng kamalasan at karalitaan—ay hindi ka pahirapan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a pragmatic ethical counsel: when fortune turns adverse, one may seek stability through a socially sanctioned alliance with those known for patience, self-restraint, and material capability—qualities presented as safeguards against the suffering caused by a reversal of time (kālaviparyaya).
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, someone is being advised to select a husband from among the assembled Kurus, who are described as virtuous and wealthy, so that she will not be distressed by an unfavorable change in circumstances, especially poverty.